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When Machines Make Decisions: The Future of Cybersecurity Without Humans”

The future of cybersecurity is autonomous: Machines detect threats, make decisions, and take action—faster than humans.

Topic

AI & Quantum Security

When & Where

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Wed, 10/28/2026 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

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Forum A, Booth 6-216

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Details

  • Format:

    Management lecture

  • Language:

    German

Session description

Speaker: Jesus Cordero-Guzman

Digitalization is fundamentally transforming cybersecurity. As threats become faster, more complex, and more automated, traditional, purely human response mechanisms are increasingly reaching their limits. Artificial intelligence and autonomous systems open up a new dimension here: Machines can analyze large amounts of data in real time, detect anomalies, assess threats, and immediately initiate countermeasures.

But what happens when machines no longer merely provide support but make security-related decisions on their own? Where does the human role end—and how much autonomy actually makes sense in cybersecurity?

This presentation examines the trend toward increasingly autonomous cyber defense and demonstrates how AI, automation, and ...